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Distribution

Range Description

This species is found throughout the Indo-Australian Archipelago and western edge of Micronesia, including Rowley Shoals (off Western Australia), New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), the Solomon Islands, northwards to the Philippines Islands, Palau and Yap Island (Federated States of Micronesia) (Pyle 2001, G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006). It is found at depths of 3-40 m.

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Diagnostic Description

Description: Juveniles black with light blue curve vertical stripes on the sides. Adults are bright yellow on sides and back, dorsal and caudal fins, with numerous blue spots; head and ventral portion of the body, pectoral and pelvic fins dark blue with numerous light blue spots on the posterior portion of the anal fin and the adjacent caudal peduncle area. Narrow light blue streaks run across the face from below the eye, and on the area just behind the head. Fins edged light blue (Ref. 1602). Body depth 1.9-2.1 in SL. Scales longitudinal series 45-50 (Ref. 90102).

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

This species is associated with areas of rich coral growth in lagoons, channels and on outer reef slopes. The juveniles are mostly in shallow protected reef areas. Usually solitary or in pairs. The diet is comprised mostly of sponges and tunicates (Pyle 2001).

Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.

CCTCTATTTACTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGCACTGCTTTAAGCCTACTAATTCGAGCCGAACTAAATCAACCAGGCAGTCTTCTCGGGGACGACCAAATCTACAATGTTATCGTTACAGCACACGCATTCGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCAGCTATAATTGGAGGCTTCGGGAACTGACTAGTTCCACTAATGATTGGAGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTGCCTCCTTCCCTTCTTCTCCTCCTCGCTTCCGCTGGGGTAGAAGCCGGAGCTGGGACCGGATGAACAGTTTACCCGCCCCTAGCCGGCAATCTGGCCCATGCAGGAGCATCTGTAGATTTAACCATCTTCTCTCTTCATTTAGCTGGGATCTCCTCAATTCTTGGAGCCATTAACTTTATTACAACCATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCCGCTATTTCACAGTATCAAACTCCGCTATTTGTATGAGCAGTCCTAATCACCGCAGTTCTTCTCCTTCTTTCTCTCCCCGTCCTTGCTGCCGGCATTACAATGCTTCTTACAGACCGAAATCTAAACACCACCTTTTTTGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACA-- end --

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Wikipedia

Pomacanthus navarchus

Blue-girdled angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus is a marine angelfish from the Indo-Pacific ocean as well as some parts of the east Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. The Majestic Angelfish is one of the smallest of the larger species of angelfish. It grows to a size of 41 centimetres (16 in) in length, but usually much smaller, and can live to be up to 21 years old. Younger fish stay closer to the shallows, but the more mature fish can be found up to 120 feet (37 m) deep. Majestic Angelfish eat mainly sponges and tunicates. Juvenile fish are mostly blue in color with white stripes. As they mature, they take on a yellow coloration on the flanks, dorsal fin, and tail as seen in the image at right.